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Hey guys, quick update. I have a lot on my plate with FF5 and some other stuff I'm working on for OCR, so I need someone to pitch in and assist-direct on this thing. Let me know if you're in for it.

Fawful from Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga. I HAVE FURY

Hey, get back on topic. This isn't a Final Fantasy VII thread, nor is it a "my dream Zelda game" thread.

I took care of this. Consider it a favor. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhAHA

Most of the remixes listed here are solo piano. Check them out to get an understanding of what we look for.

Better to have two threads. One for Zelda and one for Earthbound. Feel free to make another one for one of those topics.

Is this thread about the new Zelda game or is it about Earthbound being re-released? Should be about one or the other. Please edit accordingly.

I totally jumped for joy when they ended up in Rapture. So awesome. Really loved the ending, and the overall theme, especially in the context of the biggest criticism of the original Bioshock ("You said the choices would matter! They didn't actually matter!"). It's almost like this game was designed as a direct response to that.

I've updated the first post with information for competition runners.

They do actually. Battle Network and Starforce still carry on the anime aesthetic of other Mega Man games.

Um, what? I said in the first post that this is from a few years ago. Capcom already dropped this. Did you even read the article?

This is insane. http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/9/4179628/mega-man-fps-maverick-hunter Apparently Capcom was developing an FPS reboot of the Mega Man franchise years ago. Video and images in the article.

Ha! Actually not a great deal, IMO, because it's all #1s. You're not getting full-story arcs, just the first issues of Marvel series and mini-series. It's their way of getting you hooked into the stories so that you'll buy the other issues in whatever story-arc you're interested in. And a lot of Marvel's recent books are overpriced, IMO.

Yeah, no.

Hm. Didn't receive anything today. Let's try for April 13.

Audition WIPs due today. Send 'em in.

Nothing hard yet. ASAP is always a given though. You got it.

Basically just send me a WIP and I'll determine whether or not your treatment has potential.

Basically exactly how I feel. NO

Delay on that piano doesn't really work in the opening. It's very mechanical and the delay is just causing a lot of overlapping notes that don't need to be overlapping. That lead synth you've got initially just does not work. You really ought to consider changing it. This whole piece feels like it's on auto-pilot, like you just jump from one idea to the next without a lot of thought given to transitions. You've also got this thing happening where the lead instrument will just try to embellish itself by going on of a melodic tangent when there's any sustained note. It sounds very weird. Try to separate embellishments from the lead and learn to balance them accordingly. This isn't bad but it needs a lot of work. NO

I actually like this. I think it'd be better with vocals but when you've got all the elements in there there's some really nice synergy. A nice take on a classic theme. YES

Oof, distortion on the vocals is killing me. Very unpleasant. Larry hit the mark with the vocal crits. Not crazy about that performance. A bit weak; needs more personality and emotion. There's some orchestra stuff in the back there that sort of gets lost and sounds really weak behind all the guitars. Should take a look at that too. Needs some work I think. NO

Yeah what is up with that brass? It sounds categorically awful. Weak attacks, sits in the mix really poorly. Strings are also strangely exposed and sound really fakey. Beats are great but Larry's right, they hit the cruise control and basically just coast. You gotta think about the soundscape here; you've got some wicked beats starting things off and then this anemic trombone playing sitting in the back of the auditorium just starts playing? It just doesn't work. I don't feel like this arrangement goes anywhere. Like the beats, it just coasts. Needs a lot of work. NO